The Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA) has unveiled US Kids Golf as its Official Supplier of junior golf equipment in a partnership that will focus on bringing new children into the sport in Hong Kong. Ning Li, President of the HKGA said: “Following the recent launch of our Golf For Schools programme, which already has […]
There’s a lot of crossover between golf and brewing. As hobbies, they’re both something people do for fun, but that can turn into a problem. They’re often done in tandem. As jobs, people outside those industries often falsely assume that we do no actual work, but just use it as an excuse to inexplicably get […]
PrNew Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he’s using the nation’s golf courses to attract big-spending tourists and boost economic growth. “Golf is one thing we’re using” to grow tourism revenue, Key, who is also tourism minister, said in an interview in Davos on Jan. 23. “Because of the beauty and great quality of the […]
After closing with a 62 at the Tournament of Champions this month, Chris Kirk showed up at the site of his next start and learned he had been randomly selected for out-of-competition testing as part of the PGA Tour’s antidoping program. The timing prompted Kirk, tongue in cheek, to post on Twitter: “Like clockwork, tie […]
China has a complicated relationship with golf. The sport was banned under Mao in the 1940s through the ‘80s for being a millionaires’ hobby. It wasn’t until 1984 that the first golf course in China was even constructed, and then 20 years later in 2004, building new golf courses was banned. Of course, that hasn’t […]
What is the best thing about being a live Ram?
You can roam freely on a golf courses is you so desire.
Golf doesn’t have a popularity problem. It has a participation problem. Tour professionals are playing for more money than ever. Golf Channel keeps breaking its own year-to-year viewer records. Beginning this year, Fox is paying $100 million per year to televise the U.S. Open and other USGA championships. Sure, the ratings for regular tour events […]
THE Northern Rivers first foray into footgolf got underway yesterday when a field of 70 players pulled up their checked socks and had a go at the new game at the Teven Valley Golf Course. Footgolf is best described as a version of golf played with a soccer ball. Instead of using a club to […]
I’m just like you — I loathe paying a big chunk of money for four hours worth of golf that I’m likely not going to enjoy regardless of my score. Oh, I’ll delight in the company of my friends, but not in regards to hitting the little white pill. But it could be worse. That’s […]
World Golf Foundation – the non-profit organization that develops and supports initiatives that positively impact lives through the game of golf and its traditional values – today at the PGA Merchandise Show launched a new women’s website, GolfForHer.com, designed to increase women’s participation in the game. A revolutionary collaboration with the major entities in golf, […]
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